Active Directory using Windows Xp Pro

[Guest]

I am trying to set up an Active Directory on Windows Xp Professional and i don't know how to do it. Could someone help me!!!!!!

If you can help me please post an answer or e-mail me at (e-mail address removed)

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You don't set up Active Directory on Windows XP Professional. You can join
an Active Directory domain as a member - is that what you meant?

 

[Andrew]

I have a similar need. The usual method is to install the
adminpak.msi from the Windows Server disk. I don't have
Windows Server 2003 so I tried installing the adminpak.msi
from a Windows 2000 Server disk onto my XP Pro box but
without success. The error said XP was incompatible. I
called Microsoft and the first line technical help was of
no assistance. Next level help from Microsoft is going to
cost me, hence this message.
Any help would be appreciated.
Andrew

-----Original Message-----
I am trying to set up an Active Directory on Windows Xp

Professional and i don't know how to do it. Could someone
help me!!!!!!

 

[Carrie Garth]

| "Andrew" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | <SNIP> The usual method is to install the
| adminpak.msi from the Windows Server disk. I don't have
| Windows Server 2003 so I tried installing the adminpak.msi
| from a Windows 2000 Server disk onto my XP Pro box but
| without success. The error said XP was incompatible. I
| called Microsoft and the first line technical help was of
| no assistance. Next level help from Microsoft is going to
| cost me, hence this message. Any help would be appreciated.

Sorry to read that you "called Microsoft and the first line
technical help was of no assistance"... Here is a URL to the
Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack:

Microsoft Download Center
Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
Download details Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...15-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3&DisplayLang=en

FYI:

- You can find peer-to-peer support for Active Directory
Technologies in the following newsgroup:

Windows Server Active Directory
AKA: microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory

The following page has links you can click to access the
newsgroup with your Web browser, or with a Network News
Transfer Protocol (NNTP)-based newsreader such as Outlook
Express.

Windows XP Expert Zone Community Newsgroups
Directory Services Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/newsgroups/directoryservices/default.mspx

- Perhaps you are also interested in downloading the Windows
Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools. The Supported Operating
Systems for the Tools include Microsoft Windows XP. For more
information, see:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference
Tools and Settings Collection | Resource Kit Tools Help
Alphabetical List of Tools by File Name
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...v/2003/all/techref/en-us/rktools_overview.asp

Microsoft Download Center: Download details
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en